[Taxacom] Gigantoraptor, a huge "dino-bird"

[Ken Kinman]

Dear All,
      For those of you who haven't read about it yet, they discovered a real 
huge oviraptor fossil in China (aptly named Gigantoraptor).  Most refer to 
it as a bird-like dinosaur, but in my classification it belongs in Class 
Aves, Order Oviraptoriformes.  Its "birdiness" surprised a lot of people, 
but not to those of us who already regard oviraptors as birds.  Here's one 
of many news stories that have appeared:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19208580

    ----Ken Kinman

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